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THE HIGHLAND HERALD

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never

brought to min’? Should auld acquaintance

be forgot, and days o’ lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne,

We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,

for auld lang syne.

~Robert Burns

In This Issue • BURNS SUPPER: Jan 20

• Chieftain’s Corner

• Member News

• Community/Flowers of the Forest

• Colorado Scottish Festival

• Chieftain Awards

• Fiddle Club Concert

• Scottish Holiday Traditions

• Wedding in Moab, UT

• Scottish Facts

• Tartan Day Sweetheart Tea

• Winter Storm Scholarship

• Scots in History

• Calendar of Events

• Last Page Notes

St Andrew Society of Colorado Volume 42, Issue 1 : January/February 2018

SHOW YOUR COLORADO SCOTTISH PRIDE! SUPPORT the SASC MISSION:

MEMBERSHIP—SPONSORSHIP—ADVERTISING—VOLUNTEER

IT’S TIME! MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS

FOR THE ANNUAL BURNS SUPPER

Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for over 200 years as a means of commemorating our best loved bard, Robert Burns. Close friends of Burns started the ritual a few years after his death in 1796 as a tribute to his memory.

Please join us for poetry, prose, and general gaiety from the open-ing Selkirk Grace, Address to the Haggis, Lassies and Laddies, numer-ous toasts involving Scotch whisky and much fun! Tartan Award, Youth Achievement Award presen-tations.

Saturday, January 20, 2018 Cocktails 5:00pm~Dinner 6:00pm

Denver Marriott Tech Center 4900 S. Syracuse Street

Denver, CO 80237 303.779.1100

Early-bird:

$70 members/$75 non-members

After Jan 7th:

$75 members/$80 non-members

For ticket purchase check online at

ColoradoScots.com/burns-supper

If you wish information by phone, please call the SASC info line

720-675-7268 and leave a message.

Flowers of the Forest: Brenda Shupp (July 25, 1948 - December 19, 2017)

It is with deep sadness that we share with you the passing of Brenda Shupp on Tuesday, December 19th. Brenda was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was proud of her Scottish heritage. When Brenda moved to Colorado in

1991 she signed her daugh-ter, Heather Cronkhite, up for Scottish Highland dance lessons and soon became actively involved with the Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers (RMHD). At the time, she probably never imagined that 26 years later she would still be volunteer-ing for the organization!

Brenda was always willing to step up and help out, although she preferred to do her work behind the scenes. One of her favorite events to help with was the annual RMHD Highland

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The SASC Chieftain and Council (Gaelic: Ceannard agus Còmhairle)

ABOUT THE COUNCIL

SASC Council Meetings The Society Council meets monthly to review and plan Soci-ety business. Location rotates between council member homes.

Meetings are normally held on the second Monday at 7:00pm. The 2017/2018 schedule is be-low. The AGM in October is gen-erally on a Friday.

• Mon, Jan 8, 2018 • Mon, Feb 12, 2018 • Mon, Mar 12, 2018 • Mon, Apr 9, 2018 • Mon, May 14, 2018 • Mon, Jun 11, 2018

SASC 2017-2018 Council

Elected Members

Chieftain Timm Herrod 720.219.2689 Vice Chieftain Heather Cronkhite 303.948.8869 Treasurer Jean Hess 720.323.4674 Secretary Janet Carroll 303.204.2911 Member-at-Large Ian Hughes 720.324.1391 Member-at-Large Charlie Sherwood 303.993.3942 Member-at-Large Chris Andrist 720.922.3604

Ex-Officio Member Immediate Past Chieftain Don Lowe 970.330.9603

Associate Members Colorado Tartan Day Council Cory Waggoner 303.642.0259 Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers Cristy Jones 303.564.0031 Scottish Country Dancers Bob & Kathy Burnham 303.431.6870 Membership Secretary Team Burnham 303.431.6870 Newsletter Editor Jacqueline Buchanan 575.644.9678 Newsletter Editor Emeritus Heather Miller-Nugent 303.941.5081 Games Marshal Heather Miller-Nugent 303.941.5081

Committee Members and Appointments Web Site Designer Timm Herrod 720.219.2689 Archivist Vacant Heritage Fund Director Dave Cottrell 303.987.1649

For Council meeting times and locations, please call The Highland Herald Editor at 303.941.5081

THE HIGHLAND HERALD St Andrew Society of Colorado

The Highland Herald is published for members of the

St. Andrew Society of Colorado six times per year in

January, March, May, July, September and November.

(Deadline is on the 10th of the month before the issue, by Noon MST)

~ Feb-10, Apr-10 ~ ~ Jun-10, Aug-10, Oct-10 ~Dec-10

For Advertising, Article Submission or Information

contact: Jacqueline Buchanan, Editor

10875 Linda Vista Dr Lakewood, CO 80215

575.644.9678 editor@coloradoscots.com

For Membership information (including address changes) contact:

Bob & Kathy Burnham Membership Secretary

16357 W 76th Ave Arvada, CO 80007-7117

303.431.6870 or membership@coloradoscots.com

Fàilte!

I hope this edition of the Highland Herald finds you in good spirits and good health this holiday season!

As another year draws to a close, I think about all the things that brought joy throughout the year, and one of those things is serving on the board of the St. Andrew Society. Firstly, I enjoy, and am

proud of, how we are able to bring our Scottish culture and heritage to the people of Colorado through our events and auxiliary groups. I truly believe that we bring a taste of home to some, and give a taste of something new to others. Either way, what we do as a community is special. Secondly, it’s the many friends I’ve made with our mem-bers along this journey and the fun we have, along with all the hard work.

Of course, as I reflect back on 2017, I’d be remiss not to acknowledge the tragedies and natural disasters that impacted so many in the United States and hope for their recovery. Here in Colo-rado, we are truly blessed.

Cheers to a happy holiday season with your loved ones and I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year! I look forward to seeing you all in your kilt at the Burns Supper Janu-ary 20, 2018.

Cheers,

Timm

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What’s Happening With Members (Gaelic: Caraidean)

Ceud mile failte

(Key-ut Meeluh Fawl-chuh)

“100,000 Welcomes” A hearty welcome to our new

members, who have recently joined the St. Andrew Society of Colorado:

Brandon Justice (Clan: Chattan) Firestone, CO

Terri Veragen (Interest: Scottish Country Dance)

Lakewood, CO

2 new members

23 new since June 2017 148 renewals 2017-2018

*164 Life Members *492 Active Members

176 PAST DUE FOR 2017/2018

RENEW NOW! Membership year is

June 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018

Join or renew online: coloradoscots.com/membership/

December Council

Meeting and

Holiday Party Thanks to Val and Larry Hay for

opening their lovely home for the

December Council meeting and

Holiday Celebration.

A short meeting

was held with

reports given on

the Festival

plans, Rocky

Mountain Highland Dancers, and

the treasurer report followed by

great food and conversation.

SASC Members Visit Scotland

Trish and Mike Saunders snapped this photo while in Scotland

earlier this year.

When they saw the sign, they turned around, went back, and took the picture. Dull is a small village (population of approximately 84) located in Perth and Kinross, just a few kilometers west of Aberfeldy.

Photo to the right of Trish and Mike was taken at the Toma-tin Distillery, located south-east of Inverness.

“We absolutely love Scot-land! We were there last year, this year, and we're going back again next year. We'd like to spend the summers there after we re-tire (for the last time).”

Enjoying the SASC Scottish Gala (November 4, 2017) L-$: Susan Cam-eron, Rob McIntosh, Heather & Mike Miller. More photos inside!!

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Community (Gaelic: Sluagh)

FLOWERS OF THE FOREST—Sadly, the Society has also learned of the death of a beloved member:

VAN PELT, JOHN (JACK) MILTON (age 79)

John Milton Van Pelt (Jack) was born December 1, 1927, to Louella (Herrmann) Van Pelt and William McKinley Van Pelt in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He passed away November 30, 2017 with all four of his children by his side at Sunrise of Pinehurst in Denver, CO.

Jack, a 25-year life member of SASC (since 1993), was raised with his older sister, June (Van Pelt) Davis in Fort Wayne and after school, served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy National Guard, and U.S. Army Aviation. He received his degree in aeronautical engineering after attending Purdue University and Indiana Institute of Technology.

In May 1951, Jack was hospitalized for pneumonia in Akron, OH, where he met a pretty nurse named Betty. They married in December 1951. They had 5 children; Jim, Sharon, Dan-iel, Janet and Ginger. Jack and Betty, also a very active SASC life member, were mar-ried 64 years when she passed away in May 2016.

Jack worked for Goodyear and then for Martin Marietta from the ’50s until he retired. During that time, he was an integral part of the American space effort working on the Titan and many other pro-jects. He was an amateur astronomer and built a large reflecting telescope which was a permanent fixture in his backyard where he hosted star-gazing parties for his kids and neighbors.

Jack had many passions and meticulously researched any new interest he pursued, such as model rocketry, hot air balloons, golf, spe-lunking, beer brewing, wine tasting, Ufology, and Boogie-woogie.

Jack and Betty, in addition to being life members of the St Andrew Society of Colorado were active with Ascension Lutheran Church. They were members of Colorado Ghost Town Club, Colorado Historical Society, Denver Jazz Club, Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum and supported The Denver Museum of Nature and Science, The Denver Art Museum and The British Air and Space Museum.

Those who knew him best remember Jack for his sense of humor, his love of music, and his love for his wife and family. He is survived by son Jim Van Pelt and his wife, Tammy of Grand Junction, CO; daughter, Sharon Parker and her husband, Kirk of Englewood, CO; daughter Janet Buntrock and her husband, Jim of Littleton; daughter Ginger Glodowske and her husband, Kai-Uwe of Littleton; and grandchildren: Dylan, Sam, Teague , Nick, Staci, Randy and Megan.

Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, and his son, Daniel. He was loved by many and will be deeply missed. A celebration of his life was held Saturday, 16 December, 2017 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W Caley Ave, Littleton, CO. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Alzheimer's Association.

Tea. Her shortbread recipe has be-come legendary and she was al-ways coming up with exquisite goodies to bake each year to fill the dessert trays.

Brenda was a strong supporter of the St. Andrew Society of Colorado as well and often would be seen buzzing around before the Gala and the Burns Supper helping to deco-rate the tables with beautiful center-pieces. Brenda was so proud that her daughter, Heather, has become an integral part of the St. Andrew Society, currently serving as Vice Chieftain and that her granddaugh-ter, Abigail, is following in Heather’s footsteps as a successful Highland dancer.

Sadly, Brenda was diagnosed at the end of November with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, which took her away from us too soon.

Services for Brenda will be held at 1pm on Saturday, January 6th, 2018 at St. John’s Episcopal Church (1350 North Washington St., Denver 80203), followed by a reception. Wearing of tartan is strongly encour-aged.

A brief performance of a couple of dances will also occur during the reception. Please email danc-es@rmhd.org if you plan to at-tend and would like to perform.

In lieu of flowers, the family re-

quests donations are made in

Brenda’s memory to either the

Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers

or the St. Andrew Society of Colora-

do.

Donate SASC

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Colorado Scottish Festival (Gaelic: Fèis)

THE COLORADO SCOTTISH FESTIVAL

Report through 11-Dec-2017 was submitted by Games Treas-urer, Heather Miller-Nugent.

Held on-site meetings at Citi-zens Park in Edgewater for the core logistics team (Fri 17-Dec-2017) and full committee (Sat 02-Dec-2017) to review general space requirements and initial draft of layout.

Parking: confirming that the va-cant lot next door will be availa-ble for parking.

Discussed communications, transition leadership, and open committee roles. Please coordinate all section activity with Timm and Heather. Want to ensure we stay in scope and in budget this year.

Catherine and Heather complet-ed moving items to the new storage unit at Life Storage in Lakewood. Catherine took an old steel file cabinet to recycle and got $7 for it!

Next meeting:

Tue 09-JAN-2018 7:00pm at the Edgewater Rec Room in the Mu-nicipal Building (25th & Gray).

Review budget and section task progress.

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING . . .

GAMES COMMITTEE New Games Marshal!

At the December Council Meeting,

the Council appointed a new

Games Marshal to chair the Games

Committee after the retirement of

our beloved John Thornton.

Heather Miller-Nugent (Games

Treasurer the past four years) has

accepted this important appoint-

ment. Heather has the full support

of the Council and the Games Com-

mittee and is committed to ensuring

that the 2018 Games continue the

successful tradition of bringing tradi-

tional Highland games to life for

members and the general public.

It Takes a Team!

The Organizing Committee is com-prised of over 50 wonderful people who give so much of their time and effort to making the Games a reality each year. Many, many thanks to all of you!

Meeting Venue Thanks to our new relationship with the City of Edgewater, we have a new meeting space that is centrally located at the city’s municipal build-ing. 5485 W 25th Ave, Edgewater, CO 80214

Monthly meetings are currently on the second Tuesday of the month!

WEBSITE

Keep tabs on what’s happening with the Festival planning! www.ScottishGames.org

So many great photos and a

wonderful evening with friends at the annual Scottish Gala! If you didn’t make it for this,

come on out for the Burns Supper!

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Scottish Country & Highland Dancing (Gaelic: Dannsa

Chieftain’s Awards at November Scottish Gala

Chieftain's Piper Neil Gillette Neil started piping nearly 44 years ago, at age 16, learning under Pipe Major Andrew Planck, who had a "Beginning Bagpipe Class" at Denver Free University.

Neil met his future wife, Shari, a Highland dancer, at the 1975 William Grey Memorial Highland Games in Denver, and the next month, at the Rocky Mountain Games in Golden. They decided they had a lot of interests in common and have been to-gether ever since. They have four children.

Through the years, Neil has been the Champion Piper at five games, including Grade I Champion at the Colorado Scottish Festival. He has been an avid piper for Highland dancers, and was a piper for several different Highland dance competitions.

He has been the pipe major of

six different pipe bands; and he was Director of the Scottish Heritage Program at Lyon Col-lege in Arkansas. Also, Neil was founder and Director of the Col-orado Youth Pipe Band taking that band to Scotland and the World Pipe Band Championship in the year 2000.

Neil is currently the pipe major of the 79th Highlanders Pipe Band.

For his solo, first sang in Canntaireachd (Scottish Gaelic: literally, 'chanting'), then played on the bagpipes, a com-petition jig, "The Braes of Mel-linish."

Chieftain's Drummer Neil Cowley Neil started in the pipe band world in 1987 when Tim Robin-son, drum sergeant of the City of Denver Pipe Band, visited area high schools recruiting drummers for his band. Since Neil couldn't afford to partici-pate in the Blue Knights Drum

and Bugle Corps (back then, it cost $3,000 a season--it's more now), he decided to try pipe band drumming, and was hooked.

Since then, Neil has participat-ed in seven pipe bands and one fife and drum band. They are:

• City of Denver Pipe Band

• Colorado Irish Pipe Band (as Drum Sergeant)

• Colorado Youth Pipe Band (as Senior Drum Instructor)

• Western Argyle Highlanders Pipe Band

• Colorado Emerald Society Pipe Band (as Drum Sergeant)

• 79th Highlanders Pipe Band (currently Drum Sergeant)

• Michael Collins Pipes and Drums (currently Drum Corporal)

• Mile High Fifes and Drums (a Civil War and earlier period ensemble)

Further, Neil was on "special assignment" with the El Jebel Shrine Pipe Band performing with them in their final "Red,

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(Left to right) Susan Cameron, Neil Gillette, Larry Hay, Neil Crowley, Timm Herrod, Kirsten Yinger

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Scottish Facts

Fact 1:

Scotland is the second largest country in the United

Kingdom of Great Britain.

Fact 2:

Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own

fire-brigade.

Fact 3:

Scotland is considered the home land of golf.

Fact 4:

The most famous actor from Scotland is probably Sean

Connery.

Fact 5:

Scotland is in the Greenwich Mean Time time zone.

Fact 6:

The highest point in Scotland is Ben Nevis at 1,343

meters.

Fact 7:

The official animal of Scotland is the Unicorn. Yes, the

Unicorn!

Fact 8:

Scotland is well known in the world for its whisky.

Fact 9:

The motto of Scotland is "No one provokes me with

impunity".

Fact 10:

Edinburgh was just like Rome, built on seven hills.

Plaid and Blue--The Instru-ments of War" concert with the United States Air Force Acade-my Drum & Bugle Corps.

Neil introduced his two oldest sons, Nate and Tommy, to the pipe band world while compet-ing in the Colorado Emerald Society Pipe Band. The boys have competed alongside their father with the Michael Collins Pipe Band for the last four sea-sons. Neil's youngest son, Christopher, has performed with him on numerous occa-sions with the 79th Highlanders Pipe Band.

For his solo, Neil demonstrated the Monumental March drum setting, which would have been heard in the Civil War, although this performance was on a modern Highland double snare drum.

Then, he and Neil Gil-lette ("the other 'Neil' ") together played a "mini" March-Strathspey-Reel set, consisting of two 2-part marches, "Corriechoillie" (cory-coy-lee), and the Robert Burns tune, "A Man's a Man for a' That"; one 2-part Strathspey, "Campbeltown Kiltie Ball" by John McLellan of Dunoon; and then, the rousing 2-part reel, "Jock Wilson's Ball".

Chieftain's Dancer Kirsten Yinger Congratulations to Kirsten Yinger who was selected as the 2017-18 Chieftain's Dancer! Kirsten is a talented and bright young woman and well deserv-ing of this award. She’s been a Highland dancer for more than a decade and has competed at the Premier level since 2012.

Throughout her dancing career, Kirsten has been a contributor to RMHD and the Scottish commu-nity in a number of ways. Kirsten enjoys perform-ing, and can be seen dancing at

many events throughout the year.

She enjoys the performances that require months of practic-es, like Brass & Bagpipes, where she has been a part of the dance team on three occa-sions.

Kirsten also enjoys the smaller local performances for schools and community events. When Kirsten was 13 she joined the RMHD board as a Dancer-At-Large and served in that role for two years.

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YOU are invited to a FREE

Scottish Fiddle Club Concert The concert will feature the

2017 winners of the Scottish

Fiddle Competition as well

as the other talented, lon-

time members of the Club Where: St Philip

Lutheran Church 7531 S Kendall Blvd, Littleton, CO 80128

(Near West Ken Caryl Ave and South Kendall Blvd.)

When: Saturday, Mar 3, 2018 2:00pm Come enjoy the fiddle, dance and vocal music os Scot-

land and Ireland which laid the foundation for Ameri-

can folk and fiddle music.

Also featured will be Kelly O’Dea and Scott Sherman

of the Juice of the Barley Irish band performing tunes

from the band’s new CD.(www.juiceofthebarley.com )

What: No charge. (refreshments will be served after the concert) The Club would like to support the Children’s Diabe-

tes Foundation

(www.childrensdiabetesfoundation.org/ ) and dona-

tions will be accepted.

Email to Ken McIntosh at kenmcintosh@idcomm.com

or call him at 303.234.0469 for questions.

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2017 Scottish

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Scottish Gala

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Faces of the 2017 Gala

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Faces of the 2017 Gala

A big Thank-You to the 79th High-landers, RMHD, Scottish Country Dancers, and Pam Patrick & Don

McKee for performing!

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Tradition (Gaelic: Tradaisean

Hogmanay the celebration of bringing in the New Year, is not the only tradition-al festival in Scotland. Many national and local celebra-tions took place in the past and some survive to this day. Here is a selection, with links to other sites, where availa-ble, for more detailed infor-mation. We start on 1 Janu-ary and finish on the major celebration on the Scottish calendar - Hogmanay on 31 December.

First footing - 1st January Visiting friends and relatives immediately after New Year's Eve, in the early hours of the morning of January 1st. First footing after the bells have rung in the New Year is still common - the "first foot" in the house after midnight should be male, dark, and handsome and should carry symbolic coal, shortbread, salt, black bun ( a spiced cake) and, of course, whisky. In Kirkwall, Orkney, there is a New Year Ba' Game held in the streets of the town which can last most

of January 1st, between the Uppies and the Doonies, or more correctly, "Up-the-Gates" and "Doon-the-Gates" from Old Norse "gata" (path or road). Near the Forth Rail Bridge at South Queensferry on

the morning of 1 January, around a 1,000 brave souls plunge into the icy waters of the river Forth in the Loony Dook . Many thousands of pounds have been raised for a variety of charities asa a result of this event which has been running now since 1986.

Handsel Monday - first Monday of the Year Traditionally this was the day on which handsel (gifts) were given by employers to their staff, ra-ther than on Christmas Day. Among the rural pop-ulation of Scotland, Auld Hansel Monday is cele-brated on the first Monday after January 12. This later date was a reflection of the Julian calendar. Today, the custom has been supplanted by Box-ing Day.

Burning of the Clavie - 11th January In Burghead, Morayshire, a tar barrel filled with tar-soaked wood shavings is carried around the har-bour and then to the Doorie Hill where the Celtic Druids used to light their fires. This date also re-flects the old style calendar (Julian) and when the new year would be celebrated.

Up Helly Aa - Last Tues-day of January Annual celebration since 1880. Held in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, a full-sized Viking Galley, complete with shields and oars is pulled by a torch-bearing procession dressed as Viking warriors to the beach. Guizer Jarl calls for three cheers for the build-ers of the longship and after a bugle call, the galley is set alight by 800 blazing torches.

Burns Night - 25 January The anniversary of the birth of the poet Robert Burns, in 1759 at which many a "Burns Supper" is consumed and the "Immortal Memory", a speech in praise of the Bard, will be given.

Scottish New Year Holiday Traditions

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Events(Gaelic: tachartas taxəRʃdəs )

St Andrew Society of Colorado: Awards SASC has a long-standing tradition of recognizing contri-

butions to the Society and its members. The Tartan and

Youth Achievement Awards are presented annually at the

Burns Supper in January..

Tartan Award The Tartan Award is for recognition of a St Andrew

Society member who has demonstrated outstanding

service to the Society and is a current member of

SASC.

Youth Achievement Award The Youth Achievement Award is in recognition of a St

Andrew Society youth member (age up to 18) who has

demonstrated service to the Society and is a current

member of SASC. Any youth is who is a member of

SASC or its auxil-iaries is eligible with 2 letters of rec-

ommendation and a nomination form.

Surprise Wedding in Moab!

We could not be more pleased to share

the news that Ian Hughes, SASC Mem-

ber-at-Large and then some, enjoyed a

surprise wedding arranged by his lovely

bride, Shirley at the Scots on the Rocks

Celtic Festival in Moab, Utah the week-

end of November 4, 2017.

Happiest of congratulations to the

newlyweds and entire Hughes family!

Colorado Tartan Day Council Sweetheart Tea

Fundraiser Annual fundraiser tea for the

Colorado Tartan Day Festival.

St Brigit’s

Episcopal Church

110 Johnson St

Frederick, CO

Please see the Colorado Tartan Day website

for additional details.

www.coloradotartanday.com

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History (Gaelic: Eachdraidh)

Scots in History Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish inventor, most notably credited with inventing the modern telephone.

“A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself.”

– Alexander Bell

Alexander was brought up in Edinburgh Scotland. From an early age he had an inquisitive mind and became fascinated with acoustics and voice patterns. This interest in acoustics and communication was partly inspired by his mother’s growing deafness. He devoted consid-erable time to providing solutions for the blind and became well known in that field. He helped American Helen Keller to find treatment for her deaf-blindess

In 1870 he went to live in Canada where he developed a method of teaching speech to the deaf and in 1873 he be-came a professor of vocal physiology at Boston University. In 1876 he developed a patent for the telephone, something he had developed during long evening sessions with the me-chanic Thomas Watson.

The first telephone call was made on August 3rd 1876, where he successfully placed a call to another house 6km away on

an improvised piece of telephone wire. The first spoken words were:

Mr. Watson — Come here — I want to see you.

This proved it was possible to communi-cate over long distances for the first time.

in 1879, the Bell Telephone company bought Edison’s patent for carbon micro-phone and this enabled a big improve-ment to Bell’s initial telephone design. The Bell telecommunications company proved very successful. By 1886, over 150,000 people in the US, owned a tele-phone. It went on to become one of the most successful modern inventions. Ironically, Bell wasn’t over-keen on his invention. He later felt it detracted from his other scientific works, and he himself wouldn’t have a telephone in his office.

Later inventions of Bell included, the photophone, a device that transmitted sound on a beam of light and the gramophone, which recorded sound on a wax disc. He made many important discoveries and inventions throughout his life. Towards the end of his life, he carried out research in the field of aerodynamics, looking at giant kites and hydrofoils.

Bell died of anaemia on 2nd August 1922, in his Scottish es-tate of Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia.

SASC Awards Scholarship for Annual Winter Storm Workshop Congratulations to young

drummer: Teddy Duarte The Competition, held on October 14, 2017, was co-sponsored by the Scottish Fiddle Club of Colorado and the Colora-do Elks Association. The event is open to kids in 3rd through 12th grades. Cash awards are made to the winners.

Teddy wrote a very nice letter to the Council in application for the scholar-ship. We would like to also note that Teddy is the grandson of SASC Life member of 41 years, Frank Frazer, who passed away in July of this year.

This is Teddy Duarte, and I am a 12-year-old snare drummer from Erie, Col-orado. You may have seen me before, I played with my band at your Gala last fall and I was the grade 4 snare aggre-gate winner at Snowmass this last sum-mer. I take lessons from Darren Mar-shall. I have been competing in grade 4 snare drumming for 2 years, and I am a performance member of the Northern Colorado Caledonia Pipe Band. I enjoy competing as a soloist, and meeting

and learning from the judges at different games. I also have a lot of fun perform-ing with the band at their performances such as CU graduation, Front Range graduation, St. Patrick’s Day parades and performances, kirkins, massed bands at the games and many more.

I also do a variety of volunteer perfor-mances with my brother, Sam, who is a piper---performances for the local VFW memorial services, the local historical society, and our church. I really enjoy Scottish drumming and hope to learn much more. In addition to drumming I enjoy playing the piano, playing on a baseball team, am a member of my school’s National Junior Honor Society, and have represented my school at the Regional and State Science Fairs.

I would love to go to Winter Storm this year because I really want to become a better drummer and would love to learn from the top drummers that will be there, such as Steven McWhirter and Doug Stronach. It would be inspiring to see the top performers that will be there, and to meet other drummers from all over. I would like to become a drum-mer who is skilled enough to compete at grade 3 as a soloist, and this year finally make the competition band (I hope the judges will be able to see me between all the adults - but at least I want to sound great). I would use the new skills I gain at Winter Storm to ben-efit my band and to give back to the community by continuing to volunteer to play for local services and events. I hope to play again for SASC again too.

Thank you for considering me for your scholarship.

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JOIN US FOR THE Scottish Country Dancers

of Colorado

HEATHER & THISTLE

BALL March 17, 2018

7:00pm-11:00pm Sodal Hall

(in the Avalon) 6185 Arapahoe Rd

Boulder, CO 80303

(Advance Tickets) $25/person $50/family

(At the Door) $30/person $60/family

www.scdcolorado.org Formal or semi-formal

attire is requested.

Refreshments will be provided

Reservations can be made with the area teachers or by

contacting Jeff Davis at:

970.219.4627 or pikadavis@msn.com

Calendar (Gaelic: Tarchatas)

_________ JANUARY 2018 _________

Mon, Jan 8, 2018 7:00pm

SASC COUNCIL MEETING Heather Miller-Nugent home

Lakewood, CO

Tue, Jan 9, 2018 7:00pm

GAMES COMMITTEE MEETING Edgewater, CO

Fri, Jan 19, 2018 6:00pm–10:30pm

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Burns Night

with Colorado Scottish Country Dancers

Wellshire Event Center 3333 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO

Sat, Jan 20, 2018 5:00pm

SASC BURNS SUPPER

Marriott Denver Tech Center

4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO

___________ FEBRUARY ___________

Sat, Feb 10, 2018

TARTAN DAY SWEETHEART TEA

St Brigit’s Episcopal Church

110 Johnson St, Frederick, CO

Mon, Feb 12, 2018 7:00pm

SASC COUNCIL MEETING Janet Carroll home

Littleton, CO

Tue, Feb 14, 2018 7:00pm

GAMES COMMITTEE MEETING Edgewater, CO

____________ MARCH _____________

Sat, Mar 3, 2018 2:00pm

SCOTTISH FIDDLE CLUB CONCERT

St Philip Lutheran Church

7531 S Kendall Blvd, Littleton, CO

Thu-Sat, Mar 8-10, 2018

DURANGO CELTIC FESTIVAL

Denver Curling Club, Golden, CO

Mon, Mar 12, 2018 7:00pm

SASC COUNCIL MEETING Location TBD

Tue, Mar 14, 2018 7:00pm

GAMES COMMITTEE MEETING Edgewater, CO

Sat, Mar 17, 2018

DENVER ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

Denver, CO

Sat, Mar 17, 2018 7:00pm-11:00pm

SCDC HEATHER & THISTLE BALL

Boulder, CO

____________ APRIL _____________

Fri, Apr 6, 2018

NATIONAL TARTAN DAY Traditional

Mon, Apr 9, 2018 7:00pm

SASC COUNCIL MEETING Location TBD

Tue, Apr 10, 2018 7:00pm

GAMES COMMITTEE MEETING Edgewater, CO

Sat/Sun, Apr 14 & 15 2018

COLORADO TARTAN DAY FESTIVAL

Longmont, CO

Sun, Apr tbd, 2018

KIRKIN O’ THE TARTAN St John’s Cathedral

Denver, CO

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Mon, May 14, 2018 7:00pm

SASC COUNCIL MEETING Location TBD

Tue, May 15, 2018 7:00pm

GAMES COMMITTEE MEETING Edgewater, CO

Sun, May tbd, 2018

SASC SPRING BRUNCH

Mt Vernon Country Club

Golden, CO

——————- AUGUST ——————-

Sat/Sun, Aug 4 & 5, 2018

55TH ANNUAL

COLORADO SCOTTISH FESTIVAL

Citizens Park

Edgewater, CO

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Contact Us Give us a call for more

information about our

organization, events, and

membership.

The Highland Herald St Andrew Society of Colorado

16235 E Summit Fox Ave

Parker, CO 80134-3189

For general information

about the St Andrew

Society of Colorado or the

Colorado Scottish Festival,

please call us at:

(720) 675-SCOT (7268)

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www.coloradoscots.org

Council meetings are

monthly on the second

Monday. All members are

welcome!

WHERE THE SCOTS ARE A MILE HIGH!

A FINAL NOTE

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Enjoy Silent Auction at the Burns Supper

JOIN THE FESTIVITIES!

Who doesn’t love a great find? We hold Silent Auctions at both the Scottish Gala

and Burns Supper. This is an important fundraiser

for the SASC helping the Society meet day-to-day

costs of running the organization.

EVERYONE WINS! Many people volunteer their time and effort to organize the events each year and it is all our wonderful members who attend the events, donate and bid on the Silent Auction who also benefit. Get to know your fellow members.

For Additional Info... Please see our website at:

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Blythe Yuil and a Happy New Year!!

ANNOUNCEMENT!

PLEASE WELCOME

JACQUIE BUCHANAN Jacquie lives in Lakewood and has

stepped up as newsletter editor for

the Highland Herald! This is her

first issue and we are very happy to

welcome her involvement with this

important Society communication.

And… in additional to Jacquie, we

will be seeing contributions from

Jolene Whitelaw who has also

offered to assist.

Thank you to both Jacquie and

Jolene for their enthusiasm! We

look forward to all the great upcom-

ing issues and fresh articles.

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